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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the captain as the story opens?
(a) On the tug boat.
(b) On the docks.
(c) In a row boat.
(d) On his new ship.

2. Where is the chief mate's ink well located?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Next to his bed.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) On his writing desk.

3. Where did the stranger first hide from those searching for him after he escaped the Sephora?
(a) On the unnamed ship.
(b) The nearest islet.
(c) On the tugboat.
(d) Under the Sephora.

4. After focusing his eyes on the body at the end of the rope ladder, what does the captain notice?
(a) None of these.
(b) The body has two legs.
(c) The body has a head of brown hair.
(d) The body has a head of black hair.

5. With what word does the strange man beside the ship respond to the captain's first question?
(a) "Cramp."
(b) "Sin."
(c) "Tired."
(d) "Death."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain fetch for the mysterious man as the latter begins to board the ship?

2. What does the captain mention after his meeting with the officers on board the ship?

3. How does the lifeless body reply to the captain when he calls over the side of the boat?

4. What does the captain cite as an example of the chief mate's "dominant trait"?

5. What does the captain see in the beginning of the story?

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